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Antarctica (Environmental Protection) Act 1994

Public Act	1994 No 119
Date of assent	6 December 1994

Note

This Act is administered in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Contents

1 Short Title and commencement

Part 1
Preliminary

3 Exception in respect of members of official expeditions of other Contracting Parties

4 Exception in respect of ships or aircraft supporting official expeditions of other Contracting Parties

5 Exception in respect of observers and exchanged scientists of other Contracting Parties

6 Consent of Attorney-General required for certain proceedings

7 Interpretation

8 Act to bind the Crown

9 Purpose and principles

10 Ministerial directions

Part 2
Prohibition of mineral resource activities

11 Prohibition of mineral resource activities

12 Additional prohibition of mineral resource activities by New Zealanders

13 Additional prohibition of mineral resource activities in Ross Dependency

14 Meaning of mineral resource activities

Part 3
Environmental impact assessment

17 Preliminary environmental evaluation

18 Initial environmental evaluation

19 Draft comprehensive environmental evaluation

20 Final comprehensive environmental evaluation

21 Joint environmental evaluation

22 Supply of further information

23 Exemptions from this Part

Part 4
Measures for conservation of Antarctic fauna and flora and protected areas

26 Interpretation

27 Respect for protected areas

28 Acts prohibited except in accordance with permit

29 Application for permits

30 Restrictions on permits in respect of Antarctic Specially Protected Areas

31 Restrictions on permits to take native fauna and flora

32 Restrictions on permits to introduce non-indigenous animals, plants, or micro-organisms into Antarctica

Part 5
Waste disposal

34 General principles of waste disposal and waste management

35 Waste disposal

36 Disposal of waste, etc, unlawful

Part 6
Miscellaneous provisions

Emergencies in Antarctica

38 Emergencies in Antarctica

39 Appointment of inspectors

40 Provisions relating to appointment

41 Inspectors' general power of entry and inspection

42 Search and seizure by special inspectors with warrant

43 Search and seizure by special inspectors without warrant

44 Obligations of inspectors

45 Arrest by special inspectors without warrant

46 Custody of property seized

47 Offence to obstruct inspectors

49 Inspectors, etc, protected from proceedings

50 Liability for causing inspector to incur expense

Miscellaneous provisions

51 Service of documents

52 Evidentiary certificates

53 No derogation from certain enactments

54 Application of Maritime Transport Act 1994

56 Amendments to other Acts

57 Repeal and revocations

Schedule 1
Enactments amended

An Act to provide for the comprehensive protection of the Antarctic environment and to recognise Antarctica as a natural reserve devoted to peace and science and to implement the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty

BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of New Zealand as follows: